
Heather Menzies-Urich was diagnosed with brain cancer. (Image courtesy: AFP)
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Menzies-Urich dies at the age of 68
She was a popular star of The Sound of Music
She had been diagnosed with brain cancer
Menzies-Urich's son, Ryan Urich, said she had been diagnosed with brain cancer and died on Christmas Eve surrounded by family, according to celebrity website TMZ, as well as Variety magazine's website.
Menzies-Urich was born in Toronto, Canada.
Her husband Robert Urich died from cancer in 2002. He was a US television star who shot to fame in the 1970s through his series Vegas and Spenser: For Hire.
After his death, Menzies-Urich founded The Robert Urich Foundation to support cancer research and patient care. On the group's website, she wrote that she tried to live by her late husband's motto: "Never give up -- never, ever give up."
The Sound of Music opened on Broadway in 1959 and was made into a movie in 1965 with memorable hit songs including My Favorite Things, Edelweiss and the title track itself.
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